VILAS COUNTY LAKES ASSOCIATION: Shoreland Property Owners Education Packets

Purpose

Vilas County Lake Association will provide education through partnership with individual lake associations and the general public by producing 750 "Shoreline Property Owners Education Packets". The packets welcome new property owners, to their Vilas County lakes and educate them on lake and shoreline stewardship, this project's main goal. It is an important way to strengthen Lake Associations, by providing them with important and accurate information. They can use these packets to further their goals of Lake Protection on their lake. Finally, it introduces to shoreline owners to State, Northern Wisconsin and County agencies and the resources they provide for shoreland property owners. The packets will be available at the Vilas County Lake Association Annual meeting, Lake Fairs where Vilas County Lake Association has an educational booth and Vilas County Court House at the Land and Water Conservation Office. Activities include: 1. Vilas County Lake Association will research and assemble the best available literature on lake and shoreline property management. 2. They will print and/or gather the literature. Assembly the Packets. 3. A newsletter announcement and e-mail will alert the partners that they are available. 4. Annual meeting announcement and distribution. 5. Distribution at Lake Associations and Lake Fairs - summer 2005. 6. Distribution at Vilas County Land and Water Conservation Dept. - Oct-Dec 2005. A written and electronic report of activities completed through this project will be provided to the Department.

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SPL-087-05
2004
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Vilas County Lake Association will provide education through partnership with individual lake associations and the general public by producing 750 "Shoreline Property Owners Education Packets". The packets welcome new property owners, to their Vilas County lakes and educate them on lake and shoreline stewardship, this project's main goal. It is an important way to strengthen Lake Associations, by providing them with important and accurate information. They can use these packets to further their goals of Lake Protection on their lake. Finally, it introduces to shoreline owners to State, Northern Wisconsin and County agencies and the resources they provide for shoreland property owners. The packets will be available at the Vilas County Lake Association Annual meeting, Lake Fairs where Vilas County Lake Association has an educational booth and Vilas County Court House at the Land and Water Conservation Office
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Vilas County Lake Association will provide education through partnership with individual lake associations and the general public by producing 750 "Shoreline Property Owners Education Packets". The packets welcome new property owners, to their Vilas County lakes and educate them on lake and shoreline stewardship, this project's main goal.
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